January 05, (THEWILL) – Chelsea have announced the signing of 21-year-old centre-back, Benoit Badiashile, from Monaco for a fee of around £33.7m (€38m).
Badiashile has signed a seven-and-a-half-year contract and becomes Chelsea’s second signing of the transfer window, after the arrival of David Datro Fofana. Brazilian youngster, Andrey Santos, is also set to join the club.
“I’m very happy to be here at Chelsea,” Badiashile said. “I’m so excited to start playing for this club. I can’t wait to see the fans and start playing in the best league in the world.”
Chelsea co-owner and chairman, Todd Boehly added: “We’re delighted to welcome Benoit to Chelsea. He’s an excellent young player, who has quickly established a strong reputation for himself and has a huge amount of experience for his young age.”
Badiashile has made 106 appearances in Ligue 1 for Monaco and brings a wealth of experience to the Chelsea defence, which includes Kalidou Koulibaly and Thiago Silva. The signing comes as Chelsea looks to improve their options at the back, following Antonio Rudiger’s move to Real Madrid. The club had also been interested in signing Josko Gvardiol from RB Leipzig but were unable to agree on a fee.
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